Carl Barks at work

Carl Barks (1901 - 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his comics about Donald Duck and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career, fans dubbed him The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist. In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

[@joetophat2121]

Fun fact. The first fan letter Barks ever got he thought it was a joke.

[@HwoarangtheBoomerang]

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[@carlao7093]

Best comic book artist ever!

[@Cortesevasive]

don rosa?

[@joaobosco.2008]

@@Cortesevasive Carl Barks: Batman
Don Rosa: Robin

[@jrbeckman2194]

Yes, indeed. None better. There were several other artists who were as good at drawing, but that's just part of being an artist. So few in the industry who did it all like he did at the level he did it at.

[@Oumpah-Pah]

@@Cortesevasive no, not by a long shot, before him is Gottfredson, Taliaferro and some others

[@tonitsi78]

I'm a bit disappointed. Despite the title, Carl didn't bark at work :(

[@joaobosco.2008]

I can't believe it

[@bubbisvali]

Unwatchable

[@ans_5137]

💵 So true 💵

[@JulianPope]

What a legend, RIP.

[@nepoziano]

Fantastic artist! God bless him much!

[@jacksonpizzolato-yl2py]

Beautiful paintings❤

[@turtleanton6539]

Such a legend

[@Aivottaja]

I recently came across a video by, highly likely, an American person, whose video title was teasing an "anonymous artist" behind the most successful Disney comics. I was absolutely flabbergasted to soon realize the video was referring to Carl Barks. It's almost incredulous that with his body of work and influence he would be barely known in his native country. He created most of the Duck family, the Beagle Boys, Magica de Spell and Gyro Gearloose.
It's kind of understandable that Barks would have been barely known during his time working for Disney. Reasons being that Disney tried to maintain the illusion that Walt Disney was doing all the drawing and didn't credit the artists and Disney comics not being that big of deal in USA.
But nowadays? It's been 24 years since his passing. In Finland, he has been the most revered Duck artist ever since the Aku Ankka comics began in the 1950's. AFAIK, his first ever trip abroad was to Finland. This was, I think, in 1994. He was referred commonly as the "Duck Maestro" (Ankkamaestro).

[@ASMROW]

Beautiful

[@Macielmrl20]

Saudades do velhinho

[@lassepettersson1061]

Love RICH FIND AT INVENTORY TIME. I own one of the 'deluxe' versions of this print and it's one of the best paintings he did, in my opinion.

[@Mark-fv8vt]

What brush is he using?

[@melius0]

It is a brush

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